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ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB vs Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B: Comparison
What is the difference between ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB and Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B?
Start with peak bandwidth, because it is the widest measured gap between them: ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB 38.4 GB/s against Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B 64.0 GB/s, 40% in favour of Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B. They differ on ddr generation too, DDR5 on the ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB versus DDR4 on the Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B. Module count is not the same on both, 1 on the ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB versus 2 on the Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B. There is a split on ram segment as well, Desktop DDR5 on the ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB versus Desktop DDR4 on the Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B. They differ on form factor too, DIMM on the ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB versus Desktop DIMM on the Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B.
ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB vs Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B: which one fits your build
The ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB is the one to take for desktop DDR5 builds needing 8GB of memory. Buy the Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B for gaming PCs and content creation, though it is not built for laptops (wrong form factor) and ECC/server workloads.
What ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB and Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B have in common
The common ground is wider than the gap: capacity per module and colour are identical here.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB
- –
- Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B
- 9.3/10
DDR4 and DDR5 kits are scored on separate scales, so these two scores can't be compared directly. Your motherboard supports only one of the two.
DDR Generation
- ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB
- DDR5
- Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B
- DDR4
Brand
- ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB
- ADATA
- Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B
- Crucial
Part Number
- ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB
- AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS
- Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B
- BLM2K8G40C18U4B
Module Count
- ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB
- 1
- Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B
- 2
RAM Segment
- ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB
- Desktop DDR5
- Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B
- Desktop DDR4
Form Factor
- ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB
- DIMM
- Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B
- Desktop DIMM
Capacity Per Module
- ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB
- 8 GB
- Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B
- 8 GB
Colour
- ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB
- Black
- Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B
- Black
Peak Bandwidth
- ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB
- 38.4 GB/s-40%
- Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B
- 64.0 GB/sBest
Which one should you pick?
Choose ADATA AO2V48UC8W1-BHLS 8GB if you want the higher capacity per module (8 GB vs 8 GB).
Choose Crucial Ballistix MAX BLM2K8G40C18U4B if you want the higher peak bandwidth (64.0 GB/s vs 38.4 GB/s).